List of Chief Rabbis of the United Hebrew Congregations

List of Chief Rabbis of the United Hebrew Congregations: The following list of Chief Rabbis of the United Kingdom gives information regarding the Chief Rabbi of the mainstream majority Orthodox Ashkenazi community of the United Kingdom, and various other Orthodox communities located within the Commonwealth of Nations. The Chief Rabbi's full title is the "Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth".

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Term Incumbent Notes

1704 — 1756 Aaron Hart Rabbi of the Great Synagogue, died in office

1758 — 1764 Hart Lyon Rabbi of the Great Synagogue, resigned

1765 — 1766 David Tevele Schiff Rabbi appointed by the Great Synagogue

1765 — 1780 Meshullam Solomon Appointed in opposition by Hambro and the New Synagogues; return to
Hamburg confirmed the primacy of David Tevele Schiff

1780 — 1791 David Tevele Schiff Chief Rabbi, died in office

1791 — 1802 Post vacant

1802 — 1842 Solomon Hirschell Chief Rabbi, died in office

1845 — 1890 Nathan Marcus Adler Chief Rabbi

1891 — 1911 Hermann Adler Appointed delegate Chief Rabbi in 1879 due to failing health of his father

1913 — 1946 Joseph Herman Hertz Chief Rabbi, died in office

1948 — 1965 Israel Brodie Chief Rabbi, retired

1966 — 1991 Immanuel Jakobovits Chief Rabbi, retired

1991 — present Jonathan Sacks

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History of the Jews in England

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History of the Jews in Wales

History of the Jews in Northern Ireland

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Term	Incumbent	Notes
1704 — 1756	Aaron Hart	Rabbi of the Great Synagogue, died in office
1758 — 1764	Hart Lyon	Rabbi of the Great Synagogue, resigned
1765 — 1766	David Tevele Schiff	Rabbi appointed by the Great Synagogue
1765 — 1780	Meshullam Solomon	Appointed in opposition by Hambro and the New Synagogues; return to Hamburg confirmed the primacy of David Tevele Schiff
1780 — 1791	David Tevele Schiff	Chief Rabbi, died in office
1791 — 1802		Post vacant
1802 — 1842	Solomon Hirschell	Chief Rabbi, died in office
1845 — 1890	Nathan Marcus Adler	Chief Rabbi
1891 — 1911	Hermann Adler	Appointed delegate Chief Rabbi in 1879 due to failing health of his father
1913 — 1946	Joseph Herman Hertz	Chief Rabbi, died in office
1948 — 1965	Israel Brodie	Chief Rabbi, retired
1966 — 1991	Immanuel Jakobovits	Chief Rabbi, retired
1991 — present	Jonathan Sacks

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